Germany changes sick leave policy: 'We are abolishing sick leave by phone,' says Chancellor Merz; doctor's note required from day one of illness (web.archive.org)

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Lmao wtf is happening in Germany that they're going after sick leaves? Is the economy THAT bad?

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[-] SoyViking@hexbear.net 14 points 9 hours ago

My workplace abolished leave by phone in favour of leave by Slack because my boss couldn't see the point in him having to answer the phone early in the morning.

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